Brandon Elliott

Brandon Elliott (1693-1722) was a pirate who operated in the Caribbean Sea in the Golden Age of Piracy. He captained Jade Bison until 1722, when HMS Alert captured him; he was executed shortly after in Nassau.

Biography
Brandon Elliott was born in 1693 in Kingston, Jamaica in Great Britain. Elliott became a seafarer, and he captained the sloop Jade Bison during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean Sea, plundering British Navy and Spanish Navy ships in the Spanish Main. In 1722, his ship duelled HMS Alert, and his sails were destroyed by chain shot from Alert. Elliott was captured by the Royal Navy and taken back to Nassau, where he was hanged for piracy.